Family planning

People's Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has revealed that he has a clear plan to counter the activities of marauding bandits in Katsina State and other parts of the country, if…

Jaipur: The National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) shows that men's contribution to permanent family planning in the state has increased slightly from 0.2% to 0.3% over the past five last years.This is very little compared to women…

File photo: A family planning counselor talks to Egyptian mothers at a new clinic in Fayoum province, southwest of Cairo, Egypt February 19, 2019. REUTERS The convoys are part of the country's national project for the development of the…

Catherine Houghton BOZEMAN, Mont. — In a bustling downtown cafe, a drawing of a ski lift with intrauterine devices for chairs catches the eyes of sleepy customers who start their mornings with a jolt of caffeine. The flyer…

Using national data from 134 countries between 1990 and 2015, Kerim Can Kavakli (Bocconi University, Milan) and…

By Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe As the campaign on the use of contraceptives and family planning (FP) continues with myths and misconceptions in Gombe, the cost of living has been identified as a major driver of the momentum…

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The government of Rwanda, with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has launched 2030 commitments on family planning. The new pledges…

KIGALI, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda on Thursday joined the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and development partners to launch the Family!-->…

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Anambra's health commissioner, Dr. Afam Obidike, advised women and families to embrace family planning to cope with economic hardship. He made the call at The Challenge Initiative (TCI) End of Project Dissemination Meeting and Family…

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Clinic Gwada is the only government-owned Primary Health Center (PHC) in the Gwada community of the Shiroro Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. MCH Gwada was designed to provide maternal and child…

Between 2015 and 2019, the world reported approximately 121 million unintended pregnancies each year, which accounted for 48% of all pregnancies. More than one in seven unintended pregnancies have occurred in India. This is a serious…

This article was originally published here BMJ Global Health. 2022 Apr;7(4):e007862. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007862. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Reduced unmet need for contraception is associated with better health outcomes. We…

Press Releases 04/12/2022 Attorney General Tong joins coalition fighting to protect family planning funding 23 Attorney General's Group Case File in Support of Biden-Harris…

Sterilization as a method of contraception is on the increase. For decades, India has relied on female sterilization as the primary method of contraception. Apart from the fact that vasectomies are safer and non-invasive, its reversal…

Affordable reproductive health and family planning resources shouldn't be controversial, but in recent years these vital services have become collateral damage in culture wars.That's why US Senator Patty Murray's efforts to restore…

This article was originally published here BMJ open. 2022 Apr 8;12(4):e054277. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054277. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to understand, during an intervention that integrated family planning (FP) and…

Hundreds, if not thousands, of Chinese women are still seeking redress after their health was destroyed by botched or untested reproductive procedures aimed at keeping births within the limits set by…

Head of the Commission on Population and Development, Dr. Juan Antonio Perez III (Screenshot)…

In 1952, India became the first country in the world to launch a national family planning program. Over the decades, the program has transformed in terms of objectives and repositioned itself not only to achieve population stabilization,…

family planning Dr Samuel Botchway, Senior Medical Officer at the Police Hospital, called for urgent attention to be given to the alarming rate of teenage pregnancy and childbirth, especially among carriers known!-->!-->…

A Planned Parenthood nurse went ahead and removed a contraceptive implant from an intellectually disabled teenager as the girl's grandmother worried about her ability to decide.The 16-year-old girl was at risk of being sexually exploited…

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today defended access to essential, federally funded preventative care and family planning services provided by the Title X program. Attorney General Bonta and Attorney General of New York…

LAHORE: The Provincial People's Welfare Department has announced a full-throttle campaign for family planning in the province and in this regard, the department on Wednesday shared its "advocacy campaign leading to a call to action,…

After more than 30 years, the nonprofit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) is ending its family planning and health services program on March 31. The decision was approved March 22 by the NECAC Board of Directors and covers…

Express press service HYDERABAD: Revealing the worrying doctor-patient ratio in the state, a family planning camp held in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district had to be canceled after the sole surgeon performing the procedures…

Recently, ACSA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers have come under criticism during the outreach program in rural Maharashtra. The state government decided to include a rubber replica of a penis in family planning sessions. ASHA…

Rubber penises that are part of family planning training kits used by health workers have angered conservatives in India, where sex remains a taboo subject.The country's frontline health workers, called Accredited Social Health Activists…

Newswise - WASHINGTON (March 22, 2022) -A major new report from researchers at George Washington University details findings from the second phase of a landmark study of Medicaid-managed care and family planning services. Coming 40 years…

Singapore's fertility rate has plummeted to a historic low of 1.1 in 2020 - a trend reflected in many developed societiesbecause couples marry and form families later in life. According to Dr. Andrew Kan, a fertility specialist at Virtus…

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The UK is investing $19 million in the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) multi-year family planning program in Iraq, the UN agency announcement yesterday. The statement said the new partnership will improve national policies and…

Islamabad: The Population Coalition of Civil Society Organizations has called on the government to accelerate efforts to achieve sustainable population and adopt multidimensional initiatives to reduce unmet need for family planning in…

SERAC-Bangladesh held a meeting with journalists on the Youth Family Planning Policy Dashboard. SERAC-Bangladesh Executive Director SM Shaikat chaired the meeting held at the Bishwa Shahitto Kendro building in the capital on Saturday,…

Health experts have urged governments at the national and subnational levels to engage in private and public partnership to promote financing for family planning and integrated health services as a model for revitalizing the health care…

The past few years have been difficult for maternal health. COVID-19 has dealt a severe blow to our healthcare system, slowing us down in our efforts to improve the quality and equity of care to help pregnant women survive and thrive. In…

Today, March 4, 2022, in Manchester, New Hampshire, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra visited a community health center for youth and families and led two panel discussions…

The high rate of adolescents and youth dropping out of school has become a growing concern among stakeholders in the education and health sectors in Nigeria. Although poverty has been implicated as being at the center of this development,…

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Residents of Shawnee Co. can now make appointments with the capital's new family planning program to help low-income or uninsured families. From Thursday 3 March, the Shawnee County Health Department says he will be…

Youth Advocacy on Rights and Opportunities (YARO) Executive Director, Douri Bennin Hajei, has called on parents and opinion leaders to end the stigma against young people accessing reproductive health and family planning services.According…

…Lack of funds hinders FP By Ademólá Òrúnbon Pathfinder International Country Director Dr Amina Aminu Dorayi says family planning is voluntary, there is no cohesion in family planning, it is about educating people about the benefits of…

The DESIP learning conference held in September 2021 provided a platform to share learnings from the program, which outlined the need for partnership with county and national government, to reach a wide range of donors, partners…

Donor funding for family planning in 59 low- and middle-income countries has dropped by more than $100 million in 2020, putting women at risk of unsafe abortions and death, a report find. The report by FP2030 and the Kaiser Family…

The Chinese Family Planning Association clarified on Tuesday that its plan to "intervene" in abortions aims to help adolescent girls avoid the health risks and social challenges associated with…

Stock-outs of family planning commodities at service delivery points have limited uptake of these services, according to the National Family Planning Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) Survey. Stock-outs have been reported in numbers…

Feb. 14 (THEWILL) – Pathfinder International, a family planning organization, has partnered with the government of Ogun State on reproductive health and family planning initiatives aimed at further improving the…

Pregnancy photo: VCG The Chinese Family Planning Association recently rolled out its major tasks for 2022 and sparked controversy among the Chinese public, with some wondering if this meant there could be interventions to prevent women…

Heather Curran FNP-BC_Maine Family Planning Heather Curran, FNP-BC, is expanding her role at Maine Family Planning to provide primary care services in Houlton and!-->!-->…

Although 12 states have filed a legal challenge to a Biden administration rule that allows companies that refer abortions to receive federal funds for family planning, a federal court says the rule can stay in place pending the…

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From 2014 to 2018, a total of 34,832 women aged 15 to 49 were interviewed. The response rate was between 97.0 and 99.0% for all streams. Table 1 presents the socio-demographic characteristics of all the women who took part in the PMA…

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld changes the Biden administration made to a federal family planning program that allowed clinics such as Planned Parenthood to refer patients to abortion providers.A panel of 6th Circuit Court of…

After more than 50 years of providing expert health care, education and community advocacy, Family Planning Victoria is changing its name to Sexual Health Victoria to better reflect changing societal attitudes towards relationships,…

President Muhammadu Buhari launched the revised National Population Policy for Sustainable Development. At today's event, the President stressed the need for urgent action to address Nigeria's high fertility rate by expanding access…

The Irish Family Planning Association has called for "robustness and rigor" in a review of the state's abortion laws.It comes as the government confirmed it had appointed barrister Marie O'Shea as independent chair of the Health Act…

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Human rights have been at the heart of the family planning movement for more than half a century, although family planning programs have not always lived up to the human rights commitments to which governments subscribe publicly.…

Johannesburg - One of the biggest questions couples, especially women, need to ask before deciding to start a family is: are you ready to be a mother? This applies whether or not you are married (or planning to be) or if you are sexually…

CONCORD, NH — The Executive Council has rejected another effort to…

This article was originally published here Arch Public Health. 2022 Jan 12;80(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13690-022-00786-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite Ethiopia's efforts to benefit from postpartum family planning (PPFP) services, the…

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- Lourdes' "Mammo on the Move" mobile mammography van is partnering with family planning clinic Tioga Opportunities this month to offer women their annual wellness checkups.The van will be parked in front of the clinic…

Republicans rejected contracts with New Hampshire clinics for the third time on Wednesday over unfounded concerns that public money is paying for abortions. As it did in September and December, the Executive Council – which…

Patna: Health Minister Mangal Pandey said on Wednesday that the department has developed a strategy to prioritize family planning even during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Parivar Vikas mission will run statewide until Jan. 29 to educate…

CONCORD, NH (AP) — Republicans rejected contracts with New Hampshire health clinics for the third time Wednesday over unfounded concerns that public money is paying for abortions.As it did in September and December, the Executive Council –…

CONCORD — Republicans rejected contracts with New Hampshire health clinics for the third time on Wednesday over unfounded concerns that public money pays for abortions.As in September and December, the executive counsel – which approves…

Jan. 12 - CONCORD - For the third time, the Republican-led Executive Council on Wednesday denied $1 million in family planning contracts for three providers who also run abortion clinics in New Hampshire.As in the past, Councilors David…

- ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), a People's Coalition (CPC), called on the Federal Government to comply with the Common Interests Council (CCI) decision to ensure the safety of contraceptive commodities and the…

KARACHI: From stealing our hearts with his music to winning our bows with his passion for education, Shahzad Roy, it seems, has always tugged at heartstrings. Today, the philanthropist has become the brand's honorary ambassador for…

Pakistani philanthropist Shehzad Roy. - Ministry of HealthKARACHI: From stealing our hearts with his music to winning our bows with his passion for education, Shahzad Roy, it seems, has always tugged at heartstrings.The…

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) has said it needs more innovations to involve more residents in family planning programs."We need to…

MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Speaking to CBS4 with her mother right next to her, 7-year-old Amaria Clark is one happy kid."I like to play the piano and I like to eat my mom's food," she told CBS4 with a smile.READ MORE: Ukrainians in South Florida…

ISIOLO from Kenya - As the frontline health worker at Isiolo County Referral Hospital, Denis Mutirithia has a vital role to play in saving lives - and a new digital tool to help him do so. The pharmaceutical technologist is…

American social entrepreneur Phil Harvey, who died at the age of 83, has made contraception affordable for hundreds of millions of people in developing countries with grants from the profits of Adam & Eve, the company of sex shop he…

When Megan Christenson turned 32, she knew it was time to make a major investment in her career and personal life. She dipped into her savings and spent nearly $10,000 to freeze her eggs, a choice that would benefit her present and future…

The continued focus at the national level on family planning and population control in Nigeria could not have come at a bolder time. In a decade or two, Nigeria will become the third most populous country,…

In early July this year, the Sokoto State House of Assembly passed a bill aimed at supplementing the provisions of the Penal Code Act 2019 and punishing crimes related to criminal law. gender-based violence (GBV). The bill was…

There is a link between gender-based violence and women's rights to reproductive health. All forms of violence arise from our state of mind and psychological outlook, as well as how we respect them within family and society. It is good…

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